Example Sentences

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The visit was just a prank by another telegraph operator, who had been eavesdropping on the communications.

From Slate • May 27, 2024

The resolution was introduced by Brazil and Germany after allegations that the US had been eavesdropping on foreign leaders, including Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and Germany's Angela Merkel.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2013

As the former FBI agent pointed out, the NSA had been eavesdropping on a house al-Mihdhar frequented in Yemen.

From Newsweek

Shaw, who had been eavesdropping behind a door, materialized at once and escorted her on an unenlightening tour of his vegetable garden.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mother, who had been eavesdropping from the other room, hissed, “Jozef! Stop this provocation. You love each other.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman